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Old 15-03-2008 | 08:57 PM
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Default Road Tax Petition!!

Please forward this on to anyone you know!!!!!

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/UNFAIR-VED/
Old 16-03-2008 | 01:59 AM
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it should be dearer than it is not cheaper
Old 16-03-2008 | 02:00 AM
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it should be dearer than it is not cheaper
But you live in Spain so why would you care?
Old 16-03-2008 | 02:08 AM
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live over here 6 months of year
Old 16-03-2008 | 06:28 AM
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I think a newer car should pay more as well, up until it is 10 years old, after 15/20 I think it should be free.
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Old 16-03-2008 | 06:31 AM
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Scrap it and pay via petrol.
More miles you do, the more you pay
Old 16-03-2008 | 08:47 AM
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aaaah so the UK is getting the same ripoff system as here. Only here its up to the weight of the car. Well good luck with it.

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Old 16-03-2008 | 09:10 AM
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it's not even the wieght or the emissions

it should be abou the amount of weight the vehicle is and the potential damage it can do to the road surface

but now it's the potential amount of emissions, so nothing to do with the amount of damage it's doing ot the roads and all about how "green the government want to be seen to be
Old 16-03-2008 | 11:17 AM
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Hands up everyone (anyone?) who truly believes these tax increases have ANYTHING to do with saving the environment.

I may be cynical, but do you think that Messrs B & D would get chauffeured to and from Parliament if they really wanted to save the world?
Old 16-03-2008 | 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Iain Mac
Hands up everyone (anyone?) who truly believes these tax increases have ANYTHING to do with saving the environment.

I may be cynical, but do you think that Messrs B & D would get chauffeured to and from Parliament if they really wanted to save the world?
we should cull half of the population, after all we ARE the biggest cause of CO2, breath it out and kill the world... never mind the cars
Old 16-03-2008 | 11:45 AM
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signed it.

cant think its gna do sod all tho,they will do what they want anyway.
Old 16-03-2008 | 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Martyn
Scrap it and pay via petrol.
More miles you do, the more you pay
My thoughts exactly, i'd have no objections to paying that.
Old 16-03-2008 | 01:50 PM
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I don't think its fair at all...
It should be the same for all cars as they're paying to use the road and for the roads to be maintained. A low tax band or free tax car is still going to wear the road away.
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Originally Posted by mk1_orion_boy
I don't think its fair at all...
It should be the same for all cars as they're paying to use the road and for the roads to be maintained. A low tax band or free tax car is still going to wear the road away.
Dont think you quite get it, all that road tax and fuel duty we pay dosnt end up lining the roads with new tarmac, it lines the mp's pockets etc!!!!

why do you think classics should not be exempt, 1 owners have already paid loads of tax on them more that enough to cover the 2wear2 the car has done, and 2 most of these tax exempt cars probably only do less that 1000miles a year anyway so taxing that is a bit off!

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Old 16-03-2008 | 01:58 PM
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Too right it just lines the govs pockets.
I am in favour of tax on petrol, still the only fair realistic way, think cyclists should have to pay as well, and have MOT and insurance, cycle lanes are built at motorists expense, and do you ever see one obeying the traffic lights on red!!
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Old 16-03-2008 | 02:05 PM
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Car's contribute about 2% of the C02 iirc.

I bet they contribute more than 2% of the annual budget!

I don't think that petition will help.
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